timeout

Start COMMAND, and kill it if still running after DURATION.
Based on GNU timeout from coreutils.
Ported to Perl so it is available also for other Unix systems.
Was tested on Linux and FreeBSD.

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GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)

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Operating Systems

FreeBSD, Linux

Intended Audience

End Users/Desktop

User Interface

Command-line, Console/Terminal

Programming Language

Perl

Related Categories

Perl Cron and Job Scheduler Software

Registered

2014-01-11

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